Certificate of Excellence

The Certificate of Excellence has been designed by chess professionals, and is a progessive chess course for everyone starting chess or interested in improving their expertise in chess

WHO IS THE CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE SUITABLE FOR?
Each certificate level comes with information and puzzles, which makes the Certificate of Excellence ideal for everyone – schools, clubs, parents and juniors

The majority of players start with the Bronze Certificate. There is an exam for each level of Certificate of Excellence, priced as shown
When you have read the course notes and mastered the quizzes, you should email Peter Turner and apply to take the exam. When you pass the exam you receive a Certificate of Achievement and other chess goodies
The Bronze and Silver exams are each made up of 15 multiple choice questions, which should take no more than 45 minutes to complete
Please contact Peter Turner (prtchess@aol.com) for details of the Gold, Diamond and Platinum examinations, and any questions that you have about the Certificate.

Silver Certificate of ExcellenceThe silver level is the perfect follow-on from the bronze. It includes skills such as –
Notation and writing your moves down
Special pawn moves: under-promotion and en-passant
Development and basic openings
Checkmate in one and two move puzzles
Some essential checkmates
Discovered and double checks
Forks, Pins and Skewers
Outposts
The Silver Certificate comes with associated skill sheets, which can also be downloaded here